DeSoto County Courthouse (Florida)
DeSoto County Courthouse | |
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Classical Revival | |
Town or city | Arcadia, Florida |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 27°12′53″N 81°51′30″W / 27.21472°N 81.85833°W |
Construction started | 1912 |
Completed | 1913, restored in 1976 |
Client | DeSoto County |
Technical details | |
Structural system | redbrick |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Bonfoey & Elliott of Tampa |
Engineer | Builder: Read-Parker Company |
The DeSoto County Courthouse is an historic
Classical Revival style, it was built in 1912-1913 by the Read-Parker Construction Company to serve as DeSoto County's third courthouse and the second one built in Arcadia. It was restored in 1976 and is a contributing property in the Arcadia Historic District.[1][2][3]
The building was designed by the
Tampa architectural firm of Bonfoey & Elliott. In 1989, the DeSoto County Courthouse was listed in A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture, published by the University of Florida Press.[2]
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